Dear Friends Greetings in the precious Name of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. “Those who dwell in the wilderness will bow before Him and His enemies will lick the dust… all kings shall fall down before Him; all nations shall serve Him.” Psalm 72:9-11 Winning Muslims for Christ By God's grace, I have been invited to conduct a Reaching Muslims for Christ Seminar in the Transvaal this weekend. It was my privilege to learn from veteran missionaries to Muslims, Gerhard Nehls of Life Challenge Africa and Walter Gschwandtner of SIM. This involved praying early every Saturday morning with Walter for Muslims to come to Christ and weekly door-to-door Evangelism in the Malay Quarter with Gerhard Nehls. I had the privilege of witnessing Josh McDowell’s ministry in South Africa during his 1981 debate with Ahmed Deedat. Since then, I have engaged in public debates with Muslim leaders, including Ahmed Deedat of the Islamic Propagation Centre International and in mosques, including the largest mosque in the Southern hemisphere, in Durban. I have had the opportunity of being interviewed on Muslim radio stations and conducting Muslim Evangelism Workshops in Nigeria and Sudan. Mission to Nigeria God willing, next week, I will be conducting a Biblical Worldview Conference in Nigeria. I have been asked to deal with subjects such as: Ideas that Rule the World, The Battle for the Mind in the News Media, Exposing Lies We Have Believed, Creation vs. Evolution, Christian Apologetics and Effective Evangelism, Heroes of the Faith, Hunger for Reality and Surviving and Thriving at University. Many in the communities where I will be ministering have suffered at the hands of Islamic extremists. Please pray for us during this vital time of ministry. “Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the Word of the Lord may run swiftly and be glorified, just as it is with you and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men; for not all have Faith.” 2 Thessalonians 3:1-2 Reformation to Remotest Regions Our Missionaries have invitations to conduct Reformation 500 Seminars and Conferences throughout Botswana, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Lesotho and South Africa. In order to deliver Bibles, study materials and evangelistic and discipleship resources to the churches, mission stations, schools, Christian universities, Bible colleges and Seminaries, we have planned another consolidated Mission to minister throughout these areas in a continuous Africa Reformation Overland Mission. Funds are desperately needed to enable our team to depart on schedule and make the most of this tremendous opportunity. Printing Projects We praise God for the completed Die Weerklank van Martin Luther Afrikaans book just received back from the printer. We have a series of other book projects in the pipeline awaiting funds for printing. This includes The Greatest Century of Reformation (revised, expanded and updated), A Christian History of Africa (which is needed for my next series of history lectures at Back to the Bible Mission where over 100 students from 20 countries throughout Africa receive an excellent 3 year preparation for ministry). It is my desire to take this new updated Christian History of Africa book to provide a copy for every student. We also have a new Livingstone Fellowship Hymnbook, which includes great Reformation hymns through the ages, including: A Mighty Fortress is Our God in English, German, Afrikaans and French. We hope to have Lies We Have Believed ready and available for participants at our next Biblical Worldview Summit in January 2018. A completely new and expanded Security and Survival Manual is being produced for churches and missions. Dedicated Discipleship, War Against God and reprints of The Power of Prayer Handbook, Answering Skeptics and other vital books which we are now out of print, are all awaiting funds for us to go ahead and print. Field Projects Our missionaries have submitted these requests for prayer and support for strategic mission projects: Boxes with Love for destitute pensioners in Zimbabwe. Since 1982, Frontline Fellowship has been ministering in Zimbabwe and delivering Love Boxes containing approximately 40 items, including basic high protein food, lotions, medicines and hygiene items for elderly Christians suffering in Marxist Zimbabwe. Each box costs approximately US$25 each. Bibles in Portuguese, Shangaan, Chichewa and Shona. Bibles in vernacular languages are rare, sought after and expensive. Each Bible costs approximately US$9. For Evangelists ministering amongst illiterate people, Mega Voice audio Bibles are ideal. These hand-held MP3 audios contain the entire Bible in different languages and do not need electricity or batteries, but are solar powered. Each Mega Voice costs US$32. There are trusted and trained Evangelists who we would like to equip with a Jesus Film kit. The films, DVD player, video projector, screen, solar panels, rechargeable batteries, etc. cost approximately US$1,200 per kit. We have shown the Jesus film to hundreds-of-thousands of people in approximately 100 languages throughout Africa and trained and equipped dozens of local Evangelists to continue using this tool of Film Evangelism to deliver the core Kerygma/Gospel of the life, teachings, miracles, suffering and death and glorious Resurrection and Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ. Our Mission needs to upgrade the speaker of our Jesus film equipment to reach large crowds. A new speaker suitable for field use, rugged and waterproof, costs US$310. We also desperately need a new field vehicle with greater fuel efficiency and towing capacity, for overland missions. An effective and reliable 4wheeldrive vehicle with increased suspension, extra fuel tanks and snorkel for river crossings, winch and other essential adaptations would cost US$39,000. Education Days for Home Educators
In the last month we have conducted two History tours of the Castle of Good Hope (Dating back to 1666, the oldest building still in use in the Southern hemisphere), a History tour of the Genadendal Mission Station (the oldest mission station in the Southern hemisphere, established by missionary Georg Schmidt in 1738) and Ark of Noah and the Flood Workshop and a Creation Workshop. There has been a tremendous response from home schoolers in the Cape Town area to these historic and educational programmes. Some of the written responses we have received include: “This is an amazing place with amazing information! I never knew about this place!”; “Great to be here again. Very educational!”; “Excellent encounter!”; “Wonderful. I would love to get involved.”; “Would love to share this with churches and schools.”; “Thanks so much, it was a lovely day.”; “Please, please do it again!”; “I wish we can host one. Where can I attend again?”; “It was awesome – somewhat of a mini-Creation conference.” New Audio Visual Presentations Available Our audio visual ministry has produced, edited and uploaded a series of new DVDs, including screen captures, incorporating my PowerPoint presentations, as given at Reformation 500 Conferences overseas includes: The Greatest Century of Reformation; How the Reformation Changed the Church and the World; John Calvin and the Huguenots; Exploring the Ark Encounter; Technology in the Ancient World; Will Animals Be In Heaven?; The Door of the Ark and the Doors of Scripture; Martin Luther Changed the World; The Eurochor in Cape Town and more are being added every week. New PowerPoints on Slideshare New PowerPoints of mine which have been uploaded onto our Slideshare page, include: Reformation in Switzerland; Reformation in England; John Calvin and the French Huguenots; Anne Askew – A Daughter of the Reformation; When All Men Speak Well of You; How Terrorism Can Be Defeated and The Door of the Ark and the Doors of Scripture. We have over 200 PowerPoint presentations on our Slideshare. New Audios on Sermon Audio A whole series of new sermons from Livingstone Fellowship and lectures presented at Reformation 500 Conferences in Zambia and America and presentations I gave at our Ark of Noah and the Flood Workshop have been uploaded onto our Sermon.Audio page. Bible Survey messages up to Galatians have also been added and our new Ten Commandments sermon series are up to the Eighth Commandment. Over 400 sermons and lectures are on our Sermon Audio page. Soundcloud You may also be interested in visiting our Soundcloud page for radio interviews and programmes including Christian Perspective on the News and our regular Salt and Light radio programmes. Mission to Europe Christopher and Daniela completed the Spring Bible School at the Tauernhof in the Alps of Austria. Lenora worked at the Tauernhof back in the 1980s. It was most meaningful to see a second generation studying at the same institution. Since returning, Daniela has been producing designs for our new books and audio visual publications in the pipeline. Christopher is putting together a new audio and data boxset of our Reformation 500 Conferences, including the audio, DVDs and PowerPoint presentations of Reformation 500 Conferences that I have ministered at in Zambia and the United States. He is also putting together a new audio and data boxset series on Terrorism and on our Ark and Creation series. New Interactive Frontline Fellowship Website As over 80% of people accessing the World Wide Web are using hand-held and touch-screen devices, Vaughan has launched a new interactive responsive Frontline Fellowship website: www.frontlinemissionsa.org. This is designed to be particularly user-friendly for those using their hand-held devices, i-phones, tablets and other touch-screen devices. Please visit our new website and let us know what you think and how we can improve. Of course, many of the thousands of files on the old FF site will take some time to move over, that is an ongoing project. Meanwhile the old www.frontline.org.za site will remain active as well. Websites and Digital Library Resources Online Our webmaster informs us that we have over 300,000 articles and links on our 15 websites, including: www.frontlinemissionsa.org, www.ReformationSA.org, www.livingstonefellowship.co.za, www.christianaction.org.za, www.williamcareybi.com, www.livingstone200.org, thebibleandanimals.org, www.idop-africa.org, www.christianlibertybooks.co.za, www.gospeldefenceleague.org, etc. Upcoming Reformation 500 Events Please continue to pray for the many Reformation 500 events being planned for October, including 16 – 21 October Reformation 500 Church Council in Wittenberg, Germany. For those in Cape Town, we are arranging a Reformation 500 Conference on Monday, 30 October in Franschhoek and a Reformation 500 Celebration service on 31 October at noon at the Huguenot Monument in Franschhoek, near Cape Town. We are also offering prizes for a Reformation 500 Art and Essay Competition. Biblical Worldview Summit and Great Commission Course Plan now to attend, or sponsor someone to attend, the next Biblical Worldview Summit, 5-10 January 2018 in Hermanus and/or Great Commission Course (5-24 January 2018). “Those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the firmament and those who turn many to righteousness like the stars forever and ever.” Daniel 12:3 Thank you for all your prayers, encouragement and support. May God continue to be your joy and strength. Yours for the fulfilment of the Great Commission Dr. Peter Hammond Frontline Fellowship P.O. Box 74 Newlands 7725 Cape Town South Africa Tel: 021-689-4480 [email protected] www.frontlinemissionsa.org See also: Through Fire and Storm (Prayer and Praise Update June 2017) Mission to America (Prayer and Praise Update May 2017) The Greatest Missionary is the Bible Noah’s Ark, the Flood and Creation Workshop Your support is needed and much appreciated. Our banking details are: (For South African supporters) Acc. Name: Frontline Fellowship First National Bank – Rondebosch Branch code: 201509 Acc. No: 5017 0589 260 Ref: initial and surname and what it is designated for. (For overseas supporters) Acc. Name: Frontline Fellowship First National Bank – Rondebosch Acc. No: 5017 0589 260 Swift No: FIRNZAJJ Ref: initial and surname and what it is designated for.
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